hobbymat not cutting Parallel

[jamie creightonParticipant @jamiecreighton58639]

well just to follow this up,its now sorted and cutting true!

what it was was silly,i'd been all day cutting test bars and running a dial gauge up and down all to no avail.

this morning id made my mind up to sell it,i thought id have one last go and then i suddenly thought that if the d-shaped bar that the carridge runs on was bent slightly away from me at the tailstock end that might cause the problem.

i pulled it towards me and sure enough after a skim cut the taper was at the chuck end,im on to something i thought.

i put some masking tape across the bar/backplate and put 3 lines across the joint,i then cut the masking tape in half so the lines become reference points as to how much i move the bar towards me . after 5 mins it was cutting true!

im chuffed to bits as i had all but given up on this little lathe.

[Mike DorricottParticipant @mikedorricott48166]

Morning everyone, this is my first post regarding MD65 lathe.I have had one for 10 years and have found the biggest problem with these lathes is adjusting the carriage, which, if incorrectly adjusted, causes errors with turning parallel over long cuts.

Cleaning the bed, especially underneath with wire wool, allows the carriage to be set accurately.

The same also applies to the tail stock, all the slide need to be carefully adjusted.

Carrying out this simple procedure has helped me sort out most of the problems with this lathe.

Hope this helps somebody.

Best wishes, Mike Dorricott

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